Nevada is among three states and one East Coast city where new technology is being tested as a means to reduce weather-related crashes while saving on road maintenance costs at the same time.

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Some of those plows pushing snow and ice around Nevada's highways this winter will be doing double duty as rolling weather stations.

Nevada is among three states and one East Coast city where new technology is being tested as a means to reduce weather-related crashes while saving on road maintenance costs at the same time.

More than 20 Nevada Department of Transportation snow plows and maintenance supervisors trucks are already outfitted with the high-tech gear designed to provide a much clearer picture of how roads are faring as winter storms roll in. Forty will ultimately get the ...